In my view this guy is just like many …probably most folks. He is in the public view because he could play footie … not because he is a great intellectual or a deeply principled paragon of virtue. Like most folks in the present climate .. he knows what he is supposed to think, say and support and why wouldn’t you if it keeps you onside with public, press and sponsors. It doesn’t necessarily mean he has deep convictions. As the end of his career looms he has taken a huge financial lure without even considering that there would be dots to be joined up and plenty of ‘scrutinisers’ happy to join them up and find him wanting. I would have applauded him for refusing to go to a place like Saudi for principled reasons … but would also have found it pretty remarkable. If you want to do some puritanical vilification then at least spread the load to Mahrez, Gerrard, Kante, Jota, Neves etc etc and anyone who wore the rainbow laces.
